Haraldur Benediktson was born in Hnausa in New Iceland on February 10, 1906. He was known as Harry Benedictson in the west.
Spouse: 1935 Sveinbjörg Anna Sigurbjörnsdóttir b. in the Shoal Lake (Grunnavatn) settlement in October 1915, d. November 20, 1977. She had the last name Kristjanson in the west and later Benedictson with marriage.
Children: 1. Ernest b. March 30, 1936 2. Bobby b. July 18, 1939 3. Judy b. February 11, 1945 4. Elvyn b. March 10, 1950.
Haraldur was the son of Sigurbjörn Benediktsson and Kristveig Jónsdóttir Freeman in Lundar. Sveinbjörg was the daughter of Sigurbjörn Kristjánsson and Sigurbjörg Sveinbjörnsdóttir who first lived in the Shoal Lake (Grunnavatn) settlement and later, after 1920, on land south of Lundar. Haraldur and Sveinbjörg lived a short distance from Otto in the Shoal Lake settlement.